Re[2]: Better Hacking Through Science: New and Improved Ways to Hide Rootkits

[Pierre Vandevenne <pierre () datarescue com>]

Good Day,

T> Everything old is new again.  AV companies have been biting their
T> nails on this subject for well over fifteen years.

Here's the most famous (an basically harmless) one

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/birthday.shtml

to add to the confusion, some motherboards did that

http://www.dfiusa.com/support/music.htm

It is hard to estimate how acute the real danger is today, but
disabling hardware is certainly a possibility nowadays. IMHO, the
biggest obstacle is the level of technical knowledge required to
achieve a successful attack. It is quite high, and people having the
necessary skills are likely to be extremely busy.


-- 
Best regards,
 Pierre                            mailto:pierre () datarescue com

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